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Parents in Mason use heroin panel discussion as community call-to-action

Parents in Mason use heroin panel discussion as community call-to-action

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Updated: 10:54 PM EST Jan 11, 2017

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WEBVTT EVENT.BUT ONE PARENT SAID WHAT MANYWERE THINKING, THERE JUSTWEREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE IN THEAUDITORIUM.>> WE HAVE TO ASSESS WHERE WEARE AND HOW DO WE START TO GETOUT OF THIS.DAN: TONIGHT, A CONVERSATIONCENTERED AROUND WORKING TOGETHERTO BEAT HEROIN AFTER NINE DEADLYOVERDOSES IN MASON LAST YEAR.THESE PEOPLE SAY, FACE IT,HEROIN IS HERE TOO.>> YOU KNOW WE HAVE PARENTS THAT, ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTIONAND THE KIDS ARE COMING TOSCHOOL AND THEY'RE SUFFERING IA WAY AS WELL.DAN: THE PANEL AT MASON HIGHSCHOOL INCLUDES RECOVERINGADDICTS LIKE SAMANTHA FRASHIER,A 2005 GRADUATE WHO GOT TANGLEDUP IN ADDICTION AND ESCAPED IT'SDANGEROUS GRASP, TO REBUILD HERLIFE AND START A FAMILY.>> STARTED DRINKING, THOUGHTTHAT WAS THE TYPICAL NORM, GOTINTRODUCED TO PAYROLLS.I EVENTUALLY GOT ADDICTED TOTHOSE AND THEN MOVED ON TOHEROIN.DAN: BUT, THE PERSPECTIVE OFINVESTIGATORS, JUDGES, ANDEXPERTS ALSO PROVIDE CLARITY INA SITUATION MANY FIND HARD TODISCUSS.>> THIS IS THE AFFLUENT COUNTYIN THE STATE OF OHIO, ONE OF THETWO LARGEST OR FASTEST-GROWINGCOUNTIES IN THE STATE BUT YET WESURPASSED 60 OVERDOSE DEATHS IN2015, JUST IN OUR COUNTY ALONE.DAN: PANELISTS SAY SUPPORT,EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITIESBANDING TOGETHER MIGHT JUST BEENOUGH TO DEFEAT THIS EPIDEMIC.>> WE KNOW IT'S ACROSS THEBOARD, IT'S GENDER, RACE, AGE,COMMUNITY, DOESN'T MATTER.IT'S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE, SOIT'S EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM, BUTEVERYONE ALSO IS PART OF THESOLUTION IN MY OPINION, AS WELL,SO.DAN: WE ALSO HEARD FROM A VERYOUTSPOKEN, HEARTBROKEN MOTHERTONIGHT WHO SAID HER SON DIEDLAST YEAR FROM AN OVERDOSEINVOLVING DRUGS.SHE SAYS MORE PEOPLE NEED TO GETINVOLVED.SHE POINTED TO A HALF-EMPTYAUDITORIUM TONIGHT.IN ADDITION TO THE PANELMEETING, WE LEARNED THAT 3600STUDENTS AT MASON HIGH SCHOOLWATCHED A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE

Parents in Mason use heroin panel discussion as community call-to-action